string identity and comparison

[Steve Holden]

On 12/16/2010 6:55 AM, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote:
> Fellows,
> 
> I'd like to illutrate the fact that comparing strings using identity is,
> most of the time, a bad idea. However I'm searching a short example of
> code that yields 2 differents object for the same string content.
> 
> id('foo')
> 3082385472L
> id('foo')
> 3082385472L
> 
> Anyone has that kind of code ?
> 
> JM
> 
>>> id("foo")
2146743808
>>> id ("f"+"o"+"o")
2146744096
>>>

regards
 Steve
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